Royal's Season On The Line & Zahira Joint Top With Trinity | Expert Analysis | RnR S3 EP8

Week one of the super round delivered and the expert analysis of Episode 8 breaks down every result, every implication and every fixture coming up. Trinity put 43 on Wesley. Clinical. Ruthless. The gap between Trinity and everyone else in the cup segment is becoming a conversation in itself. Zahira beat St Peter's 38-34 in a 72-point thriller. Came from behind. No captain's run at Bambalapitiya. And they are now joint top of the cup segment alongside Trinity. The giant killers of this season are not finished. Isipatana beat Royal 31-12 for the Major Milroy Fernando Trophy. Level at halftime. Then Isipatana changed everything in the second half — kicking game, breakdown dominance, end-to-end rugby — and Royal had no answer. Discipline cost Royal again. Two yellow cards in the first half. The same in the second. And at this level you cannot play the majority of two consecutive games with a man down and expect to survive. The panel delivers the verdict on Royal that nobody wanted to say out loud. Not the best Royal side by a country mile. Out of the cup running. And with the Bradby Shield on July 11 now the only game that can salvage their entire season — this week's league game against Trinity is not just a league game. It is a dress rehearsal. Fix the kicking game weakness now or carry it into the Bradby. For Trinity — business as usual. In the plate — St Joseph's thump S Thomas' in a result that surprised everyone. Ananda beat Sri Sumangala. Thurston edge St Anthony's in Kandy. The plate championship is shaping up to be the most competitive segment of the entire league. In the bowl — Kingswood with a statement win. Science and DS both get the points they needed. Fixtures for the coming week broken down in full across all three segments. Wesley vs Zahira. Royal vs Trinity. Isipatana vs St Peter's. Science vs DS. Thurston vs Sri Sumangala. Ananda vs St Thomas'. Every game has something enormous riding on it. Watch the full Episode 8 of Ruck N Roll Season 3 now. #RuckNRoll #SchoolsRugby #DialogSchoolsRugby #ExpertAnalysis #RoyalCollege #TrinityCollege #ZahiraCollege #IsipathanaCollege #BradbyShield #PodHub